This week's book nook features book events!
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Next week is a week made for folks who love books. In fact, it starts this Friday. There are two national events coming up that celebrate the joy of reading.
This weekend, Sept 25-27, is the 20th Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival — which will be all online and interactive this year (thanks to COVID-19). Since western Wyoming is not a stop on the regular speaking tour for major authors, even when there is not a pandemic, this gives us the opportunity to see authors speak who might not ever be here in person.
The festival is a three-day event that includes live online author Q&As and interviews with authors from different genres, from graphic novels and kids’ picture books to novels and nonfiction titles. Authors participating this year include Madeleine Albright, Dan Brown, Laura Bush, Kate DiCamillo, Ann Patchett, Jon Scieszka, Colson Whitehead and Mo Willems.
In addition to the online offerings, there will be a nationally televised two-hour program on PBS called “The Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity.” It airs on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 6-8 p.m., and will be hosted by Hoda Kotb of NBC News’ “TODAY.”
To participate live, check out the events schedule at loc.gov/events/2020-national-book-festival/. If you can’t “attend” live, many of the author interviews will be available on demand as well.
Banned Books Week follows the National Book Festival this year, from Sept. 27-Oct. 3rd. Every year during this week, the freedom to read is celebrated by authors, readers, booksellers, libraries, schools and many others. It is a chance to highlight the importance of free expression and free access to ideas and information for everyone. The concept that, in a democracy, no private group or public authority has the power to limit what we read is certainly something to celebrate. Here are a few books that you may be familiar with, which have been banned or faced challenges in the past:
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
“Drama” by Raina Telgemeier
The “Harry Potter” series by J. K. Rowling
“Thirteen Reasons Why” by Jay Asher
“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
“The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas
These books and other banned (or challenged) books are available at the Lincoln County Library System. Visit your local library today and check one out.
